INCEPTION

origin, origination, inception

(noun) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inception (plural inceptions)

The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.

Coordinate terms

• conception

Source: Wiktionary


In*cep"tion, n. Etym: [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin; pref. in- in + capere to take. See Capable.]

1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon. Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. Rawle.

2. Reception; a taking in. [R.] Poe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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